No one, merely by reason of having acquired an estate subject to a covenant running with the land, is liable for breach of the covenant before he acquired the estate, or after he has parted with it or ceased to enjoy its benefits.
S.D. Codified Laws § 43-12-5
Liability for breach of covenant running with land
Source: CivC 1877, § 825; CL 1887, § 3449; RCivC 1903, § 1142; RC 1919, § 749; SDC 1939, § 51.0427.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.